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Giulio Carpioni

Bacchanal with infant satyrs and putti at left, a naked male figure reclines in front of a pedestal carved in bas-relief, two clothed figures look toward the right

1633–78
Etching
12.4 × 28.5 cm (4.9 × 11.2 in)

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